Trouble in Canada

[WLJ]

Killed three cops and still on the loose in the city.

Canadian Cop-Killing Suspect Spotted 3 Times
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... t-24000718

Police: Gunman who killed 3 officers still on the loose
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/05/world/can ... ?hpt=hp_t2

[Mike]

Where's MK at when you need him! Load up a few Colts in the Marauder and run this guy down!

[WLJ]

Bet they'll be screaming to reinstate the rifle registry in Canada.

[Mexican Kerry]

It would be over before I could get there. It will probably end with him taking his own life before the police get to him. Just my opinion. There have been comments that he was taking a stand for gun rights. We don't need this kind of help.

As I said in the other thread, condolences to the families.

[WLJ]

Someone on Akfiles made the comment "If you can take a pic, you can take a shot"

[Mexican Kerry]

Yeah but its a strange situation (and one I've never been in). What the hell do you do if you see someone out walking on the street with a rifle in hand? I walk to my truck with a rifle if I'm going out shooting, I wouldn't want to get popped by the neighborhood watch.

Tough call. Looking back on the events yeah its easy to say "should have shot that guy in the head when he passed my house" but I bet anyone that did run into him was probably confused and just didn't know what the hell was going on. We are a society of people who wants the freedom of carrying firearms but don't want the responsibility of confronting someone (or making a judgement call when something seems amiss.)

[WLJ]

Yeah but its a strange situation (and one I've never been in). What the hell do you do if you see someone out walking on the street with a rifle in hand? I walk to my truck with a rifle if I'm going out shooting, I wouldn't want to get popped by the neighborhood watch.

Tough call. Looking back on the events yeah its easy to say "should have shot that guy in the head when he passed my house" but I bet anyone that did run into him was probably confused and just didn't know what the hell was going on. We are a society of people who wants the freedom of carrying firearms but don't want the responsibility of confronting someone (or making a judgement call when something seems amiss.)

A hundred years ago someone could have taken this guy out and be hailed a hero. Now-a-days the media will roast you alive and you'll lose everything fighting off lawsuits for the next 30 years and probably serve major jail time. Oh and he was just turning his life around too.

[Phil_Osophy]

Good thing there are few law abiding people that carry guns in canada. Somebody may have shot this poor guy.

[Mexican Kerry]

I was wrong. They apparently got him alive.

[Mexican Kerry]

Good thing there are few law abiding people that carry guns in canada. Somebody may have shot this poor guy.

Is this a dig at what I said earlier?

I don't want to shoot someone. I don't want to have to make a call on whether or not I pull the trigger on someone I see if I don't know the details of the situation. If I were a witness to him shooting at others, and had a full understanding of what was going on that might be different. However, I am a recreational shooter. I make no pretense about being trained to deal with aggression.

When I said tough call I meant it. I value human life. There are those who say a bullet is too good for a person like the shooter in this case. I may have feelings that agree with it, but I (and probably most that may have encountered him during the time in question) am not qualified to make that judgement.

[Phil_Osophy]

Good thing there are few law abiding people that carry guns in canada. Somebody may have shot this poor guy.

Is this a dig at what I said earlier?

I don't want to shoot someone. I don't want to have to make a call on whether or not I pull the trigger on someone I see if I don't know the details of the situation. If I were a witness to him shooting at others, and had a full understanding of what was going on that might be different. However, I am a recreational shooter. I make no pretense about being trained to deal with aggression.

When I said tough call I meant it. I value human life. There are those who say a bullet is too good for a person like the shooter in this case. I may have feelings that agree with it, but I (and probably most that may have encountered him during the time in question) am not qualified to make that judgement.

No it wasnt a shot at you (no pun intended).
I just feel that if someone is out shooting people like that, they should be shot in the process.
I value human life as well, but if there's somebody out there killing people like that, they should be killed before they can kill again.

Think about mass shootings that happen here. If i were in a situation where somebody comes into an establishment shooting innocent people at random, my instinct will be to open fire on that person.
I understand that these scenarios are a bit different, but the point is, shooting back is the best solution to these kinds of problems.

[WLJ]

Canada shooting: Suspect yelled 'I'm done' at time of arrest, witness says
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/06/world/can ... ?hpt=hp_t2

[jackalo626]

Glad he's off the streets eh. (Had to get my Canada reference in there somehow)